Comments on: Putting Up for Winter So We Can Eat Localhttp://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/10/07/putting-up-for-winter-so-we-can-eat-local/
Quick and Easy Recipes | Home Cooking | Family RecipesThu, 08 Dec 2016 16:43:22 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: anniehttp://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/10/07/putting-up-for-winter-so-we-can-eat-local/#comment-2054
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:21:48 +0000http://sarahscucinabella.com/?p=1813#comment-2054I put up 60+lbs of tomatoes into various sauces and soups. There were also many bunches of basil that went into pesto and pound of roasted tomatoes that also became a pesto. It won’t take us through the entire winter but it will help to be able to defrost some summer sunshine on a gray, dark, subzero day. If I had the room I’d do more. Thanks for the inspiration!!
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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:02:36 +0000http://sarahscucinabella.com/?p=1813#comment-2053Sounds like you’re ready for a delicious Fall!
]]>By: Mangochildhttp://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/10/07/putting-up-for-winter-so-we-can-eat-local/#comment-2052
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:18:40 +0000http://sarahscucinabella.com/?p=1813#comment-2052I did store food last winter, mostly through my full-size deep freezer, “cool-dry-place” root veg, and a bit of a foray into a dehydrator for dried apples. And it went well! I was able to eat locally throughout the winter, though the lesson learned was to store fewer potatoes and more of, well, other root veg 😉
This year I’m doing the same, with the addition of canning. I was scared to death with the first batches, but now it is just a happy experience. Thinking of that salsa, delicious tomato sauce, peaches, pickles… yes, I’m glad I learned to can, and hope I can also learn how to store carrots and parsnips better this year. Last year, those were the root crops that didn’t quite make it as well as I’d hoped.
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